Bicam approves P4.1-trillion 2020 national budget The bicameral conference committee on Wednesday, December 11, approved the panel report on the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020. — Rappler Scrapping economic restrictions in Charter pushed The […]
Frequent travellers are all too familiar with the sight of expensive travel luggage being banged around on airport baggage carousels. While the sturdy plastic bins that check-in staff deposit some baggage items in protect it […]
154 attacks, threats vs. journalists recorded from 2016 to 2019 –report A total of 154 attacks or threats against journalists were recorded between the start of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term in June 2016 and December […]
Look back: Duterte’s tussles with big business President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war” against those he calls “oligarchs” has escalated with his latest threats against 3 big names in Philippine business – the Ayala family, tycoon Manny […]
‘Flagship P8 trillion infrastructure program at a bottleneck’ As the government’s ambitious P8-trillion infrastructure program, commonly referred to as Build Build Build or BBB, continues to lag behind targets, analysts are now raising doubts over […]
Foreign investment pledges jump four-fold in Q3 — PSA Foreign investment pledges jumped four-fold to P182.4 billion in the third quarter of the year, driven by commitments in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, […]
‘Tisoy’ kills 17, blows out TYPHOON “Tisoy” (international name: “Kammuri”) left 17 people dead as it lost steam and weakened into a severe tropical storm on Wednesday. — Manila Times Q4 GDP seen hitting 6.6% […]
Typhoon Tisoy leaves trail of destruction across PHL When the relative calm came after the heavy rains and strong winds of Typhoon Tisoy, damage and destruction greeted the residents of affected areas as some of […]
200,000 evacuated as Typhoon Kammuri lashes Philippines The Philippines has evacuated 200,000 people in coastal and mountainous areas due to fears of flooding and landslides, saying it would also shut its main international airport as […]
Senate resolution calls for probe on flagship projects, China funding A RESOLUTION filed in the Senate calls for an inquiry on the implementation of infrastructure projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program and its reliance […]
Duterte says there will be ‘no sacred cow’ in SEA Games ruckus PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte will not spare organizers of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games from punishment if allegations of corruption against officials including […]
SEA Games opening rites will make critics ‘eat their own words’ –Salceda Critics of the mishaps in the country’s staging of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will eat their own words once they see […]